"The story of Washington D.C. radio personality Ralph "Petey" Greene, an ex-con who became a popular talk show host and community activist in the 1960s."
Don Cheadle
as Petey Greene
Chiwetel Ejiofor
as Dewey Hughes
Bruce McFee
as Prison Sign-In Guard
Mike Epps
as Milo Hughes
Peter MacNeill
as Warden Cecil Smithers
Adam Gaudreau
as Escorting Guard
Taraji P. Henson
as Vernell Watson
Cedric the Entertainer
as 'Nighthawk' Bob Terry
Martin Sheen
as E.G. Sonderling
J. Miles Dale
as Program Director
Sean MacMahon
as Ronnie Simmons
Richard Chevolleau
as Poochie Braxton
Martin Randez
as Hadley
Todd Schroeder
as Guard Captain
Vondie Curtis-Hall
as Sunny Jim Kelsey
Jeff Kassel
as WOL P.A.
Alison Sealy-Smith
as Freda
Johnie Chase
as Bar Patron 1
Eugene Clark
as Bar Patron 2
Benz Antoine
as Bar Patron 3
Warren Alan Young
as Bartender
Elle Downs
as Peaches
Ngozi Paul
as Susan
Malik McCall
as Rioter
Matt Birman
as Business Man
Herbert Rawlins
as James Brown
Vicky Lambert
as Backup Singer #1
Mantee Murphy
as Backup Singer #2
Josh McLaughlin
as TV News Anchor
Richard Fitzpatrick
as Charles Sumner
Damir Andrei
as Fred De Cordova
Jim Annan
as Tonight Show P.A.
Donald James Malmberg
as Johnny Carson
David Lawrence Brown
as Jail Guard
Robert J. Tavenor
as Engineer
Nadège August
as Caller (voice) (uncredited)
Towanda Underdue
as Charity Worker (uncredited)
Terence Blanchard
Original Music Composer
Michael Genet
Screenplay
Gersha Phillips
Costume Design
Mark Gordon
Producer
Terilyn A. Shropshire
Editor
Kasi Lemmons
Director
Stéphane Fontaine
Director of Photography
Rick Famuyiwa
Sidney Kimmel
Brice Winston
Music Consultant
Production Design
Executive Producer
Carolyn A. Loucks
Set Decoration
Story
Victoria Thomas
Casting
Patricia Cuccia
Joe Fries
Bosede Williams
Script Supervisor
Joey Rappa
Robin D. Cook
Bruce Toll
Second Unit Director
William Horberg
Patrick Banister
Art Direction
Debi Young
Makeup Artist
Glenn Hughes
Picture Car Coordinator